General Automation GA-16 – 266A01 RALU and 267A02 CROM| The CPU Shack Museum
In 1974 National Semiconductor introduced what is arguably the first 16-bit microprocessor (it had a 8-bit mode as well which was more efficient but could run 16-bits as well). This chip was made on a PMOS process and ran at 1.3MHz. In some ways it was ahead of its time, there wasn’t a ton of […] The post National Semi. PACE/INS8900 Test Boards first appeared on The CPU Shack Museum.| The CPU Shack Museum
This is the beginning (hopefully) of a series of articles dedicated to dead brands – computer hardware manufacturing companies, which at one time enjoyed overwhelming success, but disappeared for one reason or another (some could not stand the competition, some were mired in corruption, some simply could not rebuild their own business). This first article will look at the story of the smashing success and unpredictable collapse of the Taiwanese MoBo manufacturer Soltek Computer Inc., one of...| The CPU Shack Museum
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